Date: Sunday 9 March 2014 Event: Ulster Series Round 1 Location: Kilbroney Park Forest, Rostrevor Host club: Dromara CC The 2014 season of cross-country (XC) mountain bike races in Ulster kicked off earlier this year with round 1 starting in the second week in March as part of the Rostrevor Mountain Bike Festival at Kilbroney Park. As per last year, the festival brought together off-road disciplines with the first round…
Date: Sunday 6 April 2014 Event: Ulster Series Round 2 Location: Ballykelly Forest Host club: Caldwell Cycles Round 2 of the Ulster cross-country (XC) mountain bike series took place at Ballykelly Forest near Limavady on Sunday 6 April 2014. Host club Caldwell Cycles, lead by chief organiser Clive Caldwell, put on a great event with a well marked course, sign on and huge selection of food. The course was very…
Date: Sunday 25 May 2014 Event: Ulster Series Round 3 / NPS Round 3 Location: Lady Dixon Park, Belfast Host club: Xmtb McConvey Cycles Lady Dixon Park in Belfast was the venue for third round of the 2014 Irish National Point Series (NPS) which took place on Sunday 25 May. This round also doubled up as Round 3 of the Ulster Cross-country mountain bike series and was hosted by local…
Date: Sunday 22 June 2014 Event: Ulster Series Round 4 / NPS Round 5 Location: Garvagh Forest Host club: Carn Wheelers Garvagh Forest, located in the centre of the town of Garvagh, was the location for Round 5 of the Irish Mountain Bike Cross-Country National Point Series (NPS), hosted by Carn Wheelers. This round also doubled up as Round 4 of the regional Ulster Cross-country (XC) series. The club had…
Date: Sunday 7 September 2014 Event: Ulster Series Round 5 Location: Craigavon Lakes Host club: Apollo CT The sun shone at the lakes in Craigavon for the fifth and final round of the Ulster Cross-country Mountain Bike series. This round was hosted by Apollo Cycling Team whose members have been working hard on developing the course and adding in new features not used in previous years. The course takes in…